Video trailers - Option 2: Using iPads

Developing digital video skills through creating trailers that use special effects, transitions and editing techniques.

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  5. Creating media: Video trailers (Previously called ‘Digital literacy’) >
  6. Video trailers – Option 2: Using iPads

Unit outcomes

Pupils who are secure will be able to:

  • Describe the purpose of a trailer.
  • Create a storyboard for a book trailer.
  • Consider camera angles when taking photos or videos.
  • Import videos and photos into film editing software.
  • Add text to a video.
  • Incorporate transitions between images.
  • Evaluate their own and others’ trailers.

Suggested prior learning

Creating media: Stop motion: Using tablets

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Lessons

Lesson 1: Planning a book trailer

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Lesson 2: Filming

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Lesson 3: Editing the trailer

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Lesson 4: Transitions and text

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Lesson 5: Video reviews

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Key skills

  • Using logical
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Key knowledge

  • To know
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Key vocabulary

application

camera angle

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Equipment list

Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.

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  • Video software
  • A selection of books that the children are familiar with.
  • A video trailer for a children’s film of your choice. ×1
  • IPads ×15
  • Pre-prepared book character images. ×1
  • Sticky notes
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Knowledge organiser – Computing Y3: Video trailers

Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit " Creating media: Video trailers".

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Vocabulary display: Video trailers – Option 2

A display version of the key vocabulary from the Video trailers - Option 2 unit.

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Cross-curricular opportunities

English

Reading – comprehension

Writing – composition

Suggested next steps

Google: Creating media: Website design

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